Two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terorists and a civilian were killed during a nine-hour gunbattle between the ultras and the security forces in Awantipora area of south Kashmir's Pulwama district yesterday
Security personnel move towards the houses where the two LeT terrorists were hiding. Pic/PTI
Srinagar: Two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terorists and a civilian were killed during a nine-hour gunbattle between the ultras and the security forces in Awantipora area of south Kashmir's Pulwama district yesterday.
The encounter broke out in Padgampora village after security forces launched a cordon and search operation following information about presence of terrorists there, a police official said. The terrorists, holed up in two adjacent houses, opened fire at security personnel and the troops retaliated, triggering a fierce gunbattle which lasted nine hours.
The slain ultras were affiliated to LeT outfit and have been identified as Jehangir Ganai and Mohammad Shafi Shergujri, the official said.
A 15-year-old civilian, Amir Nazir Wani, was also killed after he suffered a bullet wound in the neck during the cross-firing, he said.
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